“Best for the team…”: Rohit Sharma made a big sacrifice before the second Test against Australia

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma confirmed that he will bat in the middle order while KL Rahul will open the batting in the second Test against Australia starting on Friday in Adelaide. Rohit missed the first Test match in Perth as he had decided to stay with his family after the birth of his second child. However, with the India captain joining the squad, many fans and experts thought that Rahul would no longer open the batting despite playing a brilliant inning of 77 runs in Perth. However, in the press conference before the match, Rohit ended all speculations and made it clear that he will not play as an opener.

“KL will open the innings and I will play somewhere in the middle. It is not easy for me but it is best for the team,” Rohit told reporters on the eve of the second Test.

Meanwhile, Australia captain Pat Cummins on Thursday put an end to rumors of rift in his team and said that there is a good atmosphere in the team.

The perception of division in the Australian camp began when veteran fast bowler Josh Hazlewood said on the third day of the Perth Test, “You probably have to ask this question to one of the batsmen. I am relaxing and trying to relax a bit.” Am.” Physio and a bit of treatment, and I'm probably mostly looking towards the next Test and what plans we can make against these batsmen.”

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Cummins said the team was looking great and some commentators got it 100 per cent wrong. He said that the team does not pay much attention to these rumours.

“Yeah, look the team is very good. Some commentators got it 100 percent wrong. So, the team is very good, we've prepared like we always do, and been around each other. It's a lot of fun around the team. Good feeling. So yes, let's not make too much of it,” Cummins said.

After hearing Hazlewood's comments, former Australia star Adam Gilchrist stood his ground during Fox Sports coverage, saying, “It tells me there's potentially a divided changing room, I don't know if there is.” “Maybe I'm reading too much into it.” ,

In the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India made a spectacular comeback after the series whitewash against New Zealand on home soil and defeated Australia by 295 runs despite being bowled out for just 150 runs in the first innings in Perth.

The day-night Adelaide Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start from December 6.

Earlier on Thursday, Australia announced the playing eleven for the Adelaide Test and included fast bowler Scott Boland in the squad, who will replace the injured Josh Hazlewood at the Adelaide Oval.

(With ANI inputs)